1980 United States presidential election

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538 members of the Electoral College
270 electoral votes needed to win
Turnout54.5%[1] Decrease 0.2 pp
 
Nominee William Proxmire Ronald Reagan
Party Democratic Republican
Home state Wisconsin California
Running mate Lloyd Bentsen Richard Lugar
Electoral vote 324 214
States carried 25 + DC 25
Popular vote 45,776,675 39,349,601
Percentage 52.92% 45.49%

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Presidential election results map. Blue denotes states won by Proxmire/Bentsen and red denotes those won by Reagan/Lugar. Numbers indicate electoral votes cast by each state.

President before election

Gerald Ford
Republican

Elected President

William Proxmire
Democratic

  1. ^ "National General Election VEP Turnout Rates, 1789-Present". United States Election Project. CQ Press.